Transporting plants, firewood and other materials that may contain invasive pest eggs, larvae and other life forms can spread insects and diseases that are deadly to Montana's native plants and agricultural crops. If in doubt, please call a department office for information. You can also visit the Don't Move Firewood national website.

 

The Japanese beetle can be devastating to lawns and landscape plants. It arrived in recent years near the Billings airport, where it likely hitched a ride on air cargo flights. Emerald ash borer, found several years ago in Michigan, has been expanding its territory and could threaten the future for Montana's common green ash trees.

 

The national Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) program provides for surveillance, detection and monitoring of agricultural crop pests and biological control agents using pheromone traps. It is a combined effort by federal and state agricultural organizations. Data from Montana is entered into the National Agricultural Pest Information System, a national database housed at Purdue University.

 

Coordination and funding for CAPS are provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which operates the Plant Protection and Quarantine Program.

 

• 2011 report of CAPS surveys
• 2010 report of CAPS surveys.
• 2009 report of CAPS surveys.
• 2008 report of CAPS surveys.
• 2007 report of CAPS surveys.
• 2006 report of CAPS surveys.
• 2005 report of CAPS surveys.